Collar fastener



H Aug 27, 1929; A. J: HOUSTON COLLAR FASTENER' Original Filed April 19, 1924 awuwbd c A. J Housi'an Patented Aug. 27, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALI JOSEPH HOUSTON, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR T HELEN HOUSTON,

EVELYN HOUSTON, RUTH HOUSTON, AND JOSEPH HOUSTON, ALL OF WASHING-= TON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

COLLAR FASTENER.

Application filed April 19, 1924, Serial No. 707,599. Renewed January 15, 1929.

My invention relates to devices for fastening collars onto shirts, and more particularly to that type of devices styled a collar fastener.

An object of my invention 18 to provide a device which may be made in one piece, and which will hold the collar in the back firmly to the shirt of the wearer without any undue protuberance in the rear, thus eliminating the unpleasant pressure of a rear collar button.

Another object of my invention is to provide a collar fastener which will hold the necktie in place, permitting it to slide freely,

yet preventing its movement towards the top bend of the collar where it would havea tendency to become wedged in between the collar walls.

A still further object of my invention 1s to provide a collar fastener which is simple to construct, positive in operation, and which may be cheaply made. v

With these and other objects 1n View which maybe incident to my improvements,

the invention consists in the parts and combinations to be hereinafter set forth and claimed, with the understanding that the several necessary elements comprlslng my invention, may be varied in construction,

proportions and arrangement, without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

In order to make my lnventlon more clearly understood, I have shown in the accompanying drawings means for carrying the same into practical effect, without limiting the improvements in their useful applications to the particular constructions, which for the purpose of explanation, have been made the subject of illustration.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collar with a portion of the collar broken away showing my collar fastener in place;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken through my device and through the collar structure, such view being taken on the lines 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of my collar fastener;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevational view of my collar fastener.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown a shirt 1, provided with the usual neckband its lower end approximately adjacent the lower end of the inner wall 6 ofthe collar. As is usual in collar construction, the inner wall 6 and outer wall 8 converge towards each other at their top.

My collar fastener is formed of a metallic strip of metal having a body 9, and extending from the body 9 is a cut-out piece 11 bent over on itself to form a parallel end member 12. The end member 12 is rounded, as indicated at 13, and may have a slightly upturned end, as indicated in F ig. 2.

The cut-out piece has a slot 14 made by stamping out a strip of metal, which is bent into an adjacent portion 15 which lies adjacent the body 9. The strip is again bent on itself to form an engaging portion 16 to fit under the flap 5 of the neckband of the collar. The engaging portion 16 extends preferably upwardly on the body of the col lar fastener, and is given a slight upward bend, as is apparent from Fig. 2, to enable it to hold itself more readily in position, while at the same time the bend is not sufiicient to make it uncomfortable to the wearer.

' When the device is put in position shown in Fig. 1, a necktie, indicated by dotted lines at 17 in Fig. 1, may be slipped in and held in position by the bent over cut-out piece. This prevents the necktie from riding up and becoming wedged in the angle formed by the exterior and interior collar walls 8 and 6, respectively. My device will lie flat and does not take up much room. It prevents the necktie from becoming wedged in the collar and provides a comfortable, cheap and quickly adjusted attachment for the rear of collars.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise details of construction herein set forth by way of illustration, as it is apparent that many changes and variations may be made therein, by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention, or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A device of the character described having a piece bent over on itself to form a.

parallel end member, a strip cut out of the center of the piece, a body, the cut out strip comprising an adjacent portion to the body made by bending the strip on itself in substantially S-shape, and an engaging portion to fit under the neckband of a collar.

2. A device of the character described having a piece bent over on itself to form a parallel end member, a strip cut out of the center of the piece, av body, the cut out strip comprising an adjacent portion to the body made by bending the strip on itself in sub stantially S-shape, and an engaging portion to fit under the neckband of a collar whose end extends above the body.

3. A device of the character described having a piece bent over on itself to form a parallel end member, a strip stamped from the center of the piece, a body, the end of said piece extending substantially to the top of the body, the strip stamped from the piece comprising an adjacent portion to the body made by bending the strip on itself in sub stantially S-shape, and an engaging portion to fit under the neckband of a collar.

4:. A device of the character described having a piece bent over on itself to form a parallel end member, a strip stamped from the center of the piece, a body, the end of said piece extending substantially to the top of the body, the strip stamped from the piece comprising an adjacent portion to the body made by bending the strip on itself in substantially S-shape, and an engaging portion to fit under the neckband of the collar whose end extends above the body.

5. A device of the character described having a cut-out piece bent over on itself to form a parallel end member, said end member being slightly upturned, a body, the end of the cut-out piece extending to the top of the body, a strip stamped from the cut-out piece comprising an adjacent portion parallel with the body made by bending the strip on itself, and an engaging portion to fit under the neckband of a collar whose end extends above the body.

6. A device of the character described comprising a body portion bent upon itself to form a parallel member, a tongue out and bent from the center of the body portion to parallel the body portion on the opposite side from the parallel member, and the tongue bent back upon itself and outwardly.

7. A device of the character described comprising a plate bent upon itself to form a parallel member, a tongue stamped from the plate, the tongue bent to parallel the plate on the opposite side from the parallel member, the tongue bent back upon itself and the free end of the tongue bent outwardly.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALI JOSEPH HOUSTON. 

